Naturalise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

adopt to another place

make more natural or lifelike

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈatʃəɹəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈatʃəɹəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
The French family was naturalized last year
domesticate oats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tame naturalize cultivate domesticate

Antonyms

denaturalize

Parts of Speech

verb	adopt to another place “The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
verb	make more natural or lifelike
verb	make into a citizen “The French family was naturalized last year”
verb	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment “domesticate oats”

Word Forms

naturalization	noun	changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
naturalisation	noun	changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

naturalisieren

an einen anderen Ort adoptieren

🇫🇷French

naturaliser

adopter dans un autre endroit

🇪🇸Spanish

naturalizar

adoptar a otro lugar

🇮🇹Italian

naturalizzare

adottare in un altro posto

🇳🇱Dutch

naturaliseren

adopteren naar een andere plaats

🇵🇹Portuguese

naturalizar

adotar para outro lugar

🇷🇺Russian

натурализовать

усыновить в другое место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राकृतिक बनाना

दूसरी जगह अपनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাভাবিক করা

অন্য জায়গায় দত্তক

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்கையாக்கு

வேறொரு இடத்திற்கு தத்தெடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహజసిద్ధం

మరొక ప్రదేశానికి దత్తత తీసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नैसर्गिक करणे

दुसऱ्या ठिकाणी दत्तक घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુદરતી બનાવવું

બીજી જગ્યાએ દત્તક લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ದತ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാഭാവികമാക്കുക

മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് ദത്തെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਦਰਤੀੀਕਰਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

قدرتی بنانا

کسی اور جگہ اپنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自然化

领养到另一个地方

🇯🇵Japanese

帰化する

別の場所に養子縁組する

🇰🇷Korean

귀화하다

다른 곳으로 입양하다

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นธรรมชาติ

นำไปไว้ที่อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

naturalisasi

mengadopsi ke tempat lain

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing natural

umampon sa ibang lugar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطبيع

اعتماد إلى مكان آخر

🇮🇷Persian

طبیعی شدن

به جای دیگری پذیرفته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vatandaşlığa almak

başka bir yere evlat edinmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתאזרח

לאמץ למקום אחר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'naturalise'?

The primary meaning of 'naturalise' is 'adopt to another place'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'naturalise' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'naturalise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'naturalise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'naturalise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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